Múltiplas infâncias na contemporaneidade: abordagens dos TCCs de Pedagogia na UFPB (Campus I)

Abstract

The present work addresses the theme of multiple childhoods, understanding childhood as a social, historical, and cultural construction, marked by the diversity of experiences lived by children. The study aims to analyze the approaches discussed regarding the multiple portraits of childhood presented in the Graduation Theses of the Pedagogy course at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Campus I, available in the university's Institutional Repository, from 2020 to 2025. Five works were selected to analyze the portraits of childhood in contemporary times. To this end, the study examined the discussions and contributions of Oliveira (2020), Silva (2023), Jesus (2024), Fernandes (2025), and Santos (2025) to present the multiple portraits of childhood. The research is characterized as qualitative and bibliographic in nature, with an analysis of academic productions. The results highlight different portraits of childhood and demonstrate the influence of social markers, as well as the different dynamics that society produces, revealing sensitive experiences in the constitution of child identities, showcasing the plurality of experiences in contemporary childhoods. It is concluded that recognizing multiple childhoods is essential for the construction of more inclusive, critical, and sensitive pedagogical practices that value the different ways of being a child.